Writing Description Notes: Fear/Terrified
Updated 30th May 2024
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By all means mask your fear from others, but be honest to yourself.
He did his best to keep it hidden from the others, but alas, such phobias always had a way of brimming to the surface.
The knight’s unsettled countenance stroked the tyrant's ego and his words further drew out like a blade.
John’s heart trembled at the recognition of the sound.
Her shell was cracking, but Jane shook her head.
A malicious voice they all knew too well drew the simple sound out with dark relish.
Jane’s heart sank through her feet.
Though the princess was visibly fine, she was disciplining a shiver in her spine.
John froze, feeling the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.
His breathing accelerated, pure terror clawing at his throat.
John tried to force his body to move, but his limbs were unresponsive.
His mouth hung open in silent screams.
His bones felt like jelly, feeling his legs about to give out.
John’s eyes threw open, a terrified yell reverberated throughout the room.
His eyes took in more light than expected, every part of him frozen as his thoughts desperately tried to catch up.
Rooted in place, John felt his stomach twist, his hands flying to clutch his chest.
All life drained from his face, looking as white as a ghost.
His skin tingled, heart rapidly beating within his chest as his breathing grew tighter.
The lights were on, yet nobody was home.
All the blood drained from John’s face.
To her surprise, her arms slowly trembled, a sinking feeling beginning to take hold.
She clenched her hands tightly in a futile attempt to quell her agitation, but her arms continued to shake uncontrollably.
She swallowed her own fear to expand the safe zone for her friends, to become the stoic leader they deserved.